Improvement in horseshoes



SILAS SLOAT.

Improvement in Horse Shoes] N0. 122,972. Pa tentedjam23, 1872.

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SILAS SLOAT, OF MORGAN, OHIO.

IMPROVEMENT IN HORSESHOES.

Specification forming part of Letters Patent No. 122,972, dated January23, 1872.

Specification describing certain Improvements in Horseshoes, invented bySILAS SLOAT, of Morgan, in the county of Ashtabula and State of Ohio.

Figure 1 is a detail vertical section of my improved horseshoe takenthrough the line as .20, Fig. 2. Fig. 2 is a top view of the same.

Similar letters of reference indicate corresponding'parts.

My invention has for its object to improve the construction of myimproved horseshoe patented October 22, 1867, and numbered 7 0,035, soas to make it more convenient and effective in use; and it consists inthe construction and combination of various parts of the shoe, ashereinafter more fully described.

A represents the lower part of the shoe, which is made with a toe-calk,a and heelcalks ed, in the ordinary manner; and upon the inner edge ofthe forward part of which is formed an upwardly-projecting flange, a, tooverlap the edge of the iron band B, which rests upon the upper side ofthe shoe A, and to which said shoe is secured by screws, as shown inFig. 1. Upon theinner edges of the rear end of the band B are formeddownwardly-projecting flanges or lips b which overlap the inner edges ofthe rear ends of the lower part of shoe A, to prevent the said parts A Bfrom slipping upon each other under a side strain. Upon the outer edgeof the front and forward side parts of the band B is formed anupwardly-projecting flange, b to which the leather band 0 is securelyriveted. The band C is made of leather or other suitable material, is soformed as to fit upon the hoof, and is open at the rear, as shown inFigs. 1 and 2.

' To the front of the iron band B is securely riveted the lower end ofthe metallic toe-piece D, which passes up along and fits upon the frontof the hoof. The upper end of the toepiece D is bent outward to form ahook, at, to receive the strap or straps by which the shoe is secured tothe hoof. The toe-piece D holds the shoe firmly to the forward part ofthe hoof and thus prevents clatteringn E is a strap, which passes aroundthe hoof horizontally upon the outer side of the toe-piece D and leatherband C, and is buckled in the rear of the foot. The forward part of thestrap E is kept from slipping up by the hook d of the toe-piece D,

and its rear parts by keepers 6 attached to the rear parts of theleather bands 0. F are levers, the lower ends of which are pivoted tothe rear ends of the flanges b of the band B, and to their upper endsare attached the ends of the strap G, which passes around the front partof the foot upon the outer side of the leather band C and the toe-pieceD. The strap G is made in two parts buckled together, and is kept fromslipping up by the hook d/ of the toe-piece D. To the upper parts of thelevers F are pivoted the upper ends of the short bars H, the lower endsof which are bent inward and have prongs or teeth formed upon them,which pass through openings in the lower parts of the sides of theleather band C and take hold of the sides of the hoof.

By this construction the rear parts of the shoe are held against therear part of the hoof by a lever pressure, so as to hold the shoe firmlyto its place. This construction also enables the shoe to be convenientlytightened as may be required. This construction also enables the shoe tobe conveniently attached to and removed from the hoof, and does notrequire the front part of the leather band 0 to be slit or made open.

Having thus described my invention, I claim as new and desire to secureby Letters Pat entv1. The flange or lip a formed upon the inner edge ofthe forward part of the shoe A, in combination with the band B, to whichthe leather band C is attached, substantially as herein shown anddescribed, and for the purpose set forth.

2. The lips or flanges 11 formed upon the inner edges of the rear partsof the band B, in combination with the rear parts of the shoe A,substantially as herein shown and described, and for the purpose setforth.

3. The pivoted levers F, pivoted toothed or pronged bars H, and strap G,in combination with the metallic band B, leather band C, and toe-pieceD, substantially as herein shown and described, and for the purpose setforth.

' SILAS SLOAT.

Witnesses:

E. A. WRIGHT, SARA C. WR1GHT.

